Nyc tattoo license Exam First Proven
Questions And Answers 2025 Edition
Since mid-1997 the practice of tattooing has been legalized in New York City - Answers
- ✔✔City with the introduction of Subchapter 7, entitled "Tattoo Regulation Act "to
Chapter 23 of Title 17 of the City's Administrative Code. The Act set forth requirements
for obtaining tattoo license and regulates tattoo artists to ensure that they are practicing
basic health and safety procedures.
18 years of age or older - Answers - ✔✔intending to engage in the practice of tattooing
shall apply to the commissioner for a tattoo license. Each applicant for tattoo license
shall take an examination administered by the department in accordance with rules
promulgated by the commissioner regarding health issues relating to tattooing.
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) licenses - Answers -
✔✔Tattoo artists -no tattoo parlors. Tattoo license applications are available at the
department of Consumer Affairs Citywide License center, 42 Broadway, 5h floor, New
York, NY 10004. Tattoo licenses are valid for two years.
No tattoo may be applied to a person younger than 18 years. - Answers - ✔✔Evidence
of the age of prospective clients must be examined.
DOHMH - Answers - ✔✔inspect tattoo parlors on a complaint basis. Non-adherence to
the provisions of the "Tattoo Regulation Act" can result in violations and penalties as
established in the Act.
AIDS - Answers - ✔✔The last stage of infection caused by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which most often results in severe damage to the body's
immune system.
Applicator - Answers - ✔✔A term referring to either single-use and reusable spatula or
similar devices.
Antiseptic - Answers - ✔✔A chemical agent that destroys or inhibits microorganisms on
skin or tissue and has an effect of limiting or optimally preventing infection.
Autoclave - Answers - ✔✔Equipment used for the sterilization of heat resistant
instruments
Bacteria - Answers - ✔✔Microscopic organisms that are too small to be visible to the
naked eye. Bacteria are capable of causing infection when a person is exposed to them
under certain circumstances, such as through abraded skin (e.g. staphylococci,
streptococci).
, Bacterial Spores - Answers - ✔✔Some bacteria are able to survive in very harsh
conditions by enveloping themselves with a thick wall called bacterial spore. Spores
make bacteria resistant to killing. If spores are introduced into the body where
conditions become more favorable -when there's more water or more food available the
bacteria "come to life" again, transforming from a spore back to a vegetative cell that
can cause serious infection. Spores can be destroyed by sterilization only.
Bloodborne infections - Answers - ✔✔Infections caused by viruses found in the blood
such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).
Body Fluids - Answers - ✔✔Fluids normally present in the body such as blood, mucous,
sweat, oil, saliva, urine, ooze from a festering sore, or tears. They may contain
infectious microorganisms.
Cleaning - Answers - ✔✔Refers to the process of removing blood, other body fluids,
organic material, tissue and dirt from the surface of an object by scrubbing with a brush,
detergent and water. Cleaning greatly reduces the number of microorganisms (including
bacterial endospores) on items and is a crucial step in processing. If items have not first
been cleaned, further processing might not be effective.
Contamination - Answers - ✔✔A disinfected or sterile item or surface that becomes
soiled with microorganisms.
Cross-contamination - Answers - ✔✔The transfer of microorganisms from one surface
to another or from something contaminated to something clean or sterile.
Detergent - Answers - ✔✔A substance that enhances the cleansing action of water
(preferably warm/hot) or another liquid.
Disinfectant - Answers - ✔✔A chemical agent that destroys microorganisms, but does
not necessarily kill all microbial forms on inanimate objects.
Gloves - Answers - ✔✔Protective equipment that must be worn to protect against
exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. Disposable gloves are
single-use gloves that are disposed of after each use. Most popular disposable gloves
are made of latex, but hypoallergenic gloves, glove liners, powderless gloves or other
alternatives are available for persons who are allergic to it.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) - Answers - ✔✔The virus that causes hepatitis B disease, which
is a serious infection of the liver. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause lifelong
infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. It takes
from six weeks to six months to produce infection after the virus enters the body.
Questions And Answers 2025 Edition
Since mid-1997 the practice of tattooing has been legalized in New York City - Answers
- ✔✔City with the introduction of Subchapter 7, entitled "Tattoo Regulation Act "to
Chapter 23 of Title 17 of the City's Administrative Code. The Act set forth requirements
for obtaining tattoo license and regulates tattoo artists to ensure that they are practicing
basic health and safety procedures.
18 years of age or older - Answers - ✔✔intending to engage in the practice of tattooing
shall apply to the commissioner for a tattoo license. Each applicant for tattoo license
shall take an examination administered by the department in accordance with rules
promulgated by the commissioner regarding health issues relating to tattooing.
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) licenses - Answers -
✔✔Tattoo artists -no tattoo parlors. Tattoo license applications are available at the
department of Consumer Affairs Citywide License center, 42 Broadway, 5h floor, New
York, NY 10004. Tattoo licenses are valid for two years.
No tattoo may be applied to a person younger than 18 years. - Answers - ✔✔Evidence
of the age of prospective clients must be examined.
DOHMH - Answers - ✔✔inspect tattoo parlors on a complaint basis. Non-adherence to
the provisions of the "Tattoo Regulation Act" can result in violations and penalties as
established in the Act.
AIDS - Answers - ✔✔The last stage of infection caused by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which most often results in severe damage to the body's
immune system.
Applicator - Answers - ✔✔A term referring to either single-use and reusable spatula or
similar devices.
Antiseptic - Answers - ✔✔A chemical agent that destroys or inhibits microorganisms on
skin or tissue and has an effect of limiting or optimally preventing infection.
Autoclave - Answers - ✔✔Equipment used for the sterilization of heat resistant
instruments
Bacteria - Answers - ✔✔Microscopic organisms that are too small to be visible to the
naked eye. Bacteria are capable of causing infection when a person is exposed to them
under certain circumstances, such as through abraded skin (e.g. staphylococci,
streptococci).
, Bacterial Spores - Answers - ✔✔Some bacteria are able to survive in very harsh
conditions by enveloping themselves with a thick wall called bacterial spore. Spores
make bacteria resistant to killing. If spores are introduced into the body where
conditions become more favorable -when there's more water or more food available the
bacteria "come to life" again, transforming from a spore back to a vegetative cell that
can cause serious infection. Spores can be destroyed by sterilization only.
Bloodborne infections - Answers - ✔✔Infections caused by viruses found in the blood
such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).
Body Fluids - Answers - ✔✔Fluids normally present in the body such as blood, mucous,
sweat, oil, saliva, urine, ooze from a festering sore, or tears. They may contain
infectious microorganisms.
Cleaning - Answers - ✔✔Refers to the process of removing blood, other body fluids,
organic material, tissue and dirt from the surface of an object by scrubbing with a brush,
detergent and water. Cleaning greatly reduces the number of microorganisms (including
bacterial endospores) on items and is a crucial step in processing. If items have not first
been cleaned, further processing might not be effective.
Contamination - Answers - ✔✔A disinfected or sterile item or surface that becomes
soiled with microorganisms.
Cross-contamination - Answers - ✔✔The transfer of microorganisms from one surface
to another or from something contaminated to something clean or sterile.
Detergent - Answers - ✔✔A substance that enhances the cleansing action of water
(preferably warm/hot) or another liquid.
Disinfectant - Answers - ✔✔A chemical agent that destroys microorganisms, but does
not necessarily kill all microbial forms on inanimate objects.
Gloves - Answers - ✔✔Protective equipment that must be worn to protect against
exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. Disposable gloves are
single-use gloves that are disposed of after each use. Most popular disposable gloves
are made of latex, but hypoallergenic gloves, glove liners, powderless gloves or other
alternatives are available for persons who are allergic to it.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) - Answers - ✔✔The virus that causes hepatitis B disease, which
is a serious infection of the liver. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause lifelong
infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. It takes
from six weeks to six months to produce infection after the virus enters the body.
